CVE-2010-4514

DotNetNuke 5.05.01 and 5.06.00 - Cross-Site Scripting via __VIEWSTATE Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2010-4514. PoCs published by Richard Brain.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in DotNetNuke 5.5.1, where user-supplied input is not properly sanitized. The example demonstrates how an attacker could inject a script tag into the __VIEWSTATE parameter to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the affected site.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Install/InstallWizard.aspx in DotNetNuke 5.05.01 and 5.06.00 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the __VIEWSTATE parameter. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Richard Brain · textwebappsasp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35045

The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in DotNetNuke 5.5.1, where user-supplied input is not properly sanitized. The example demonstrates how an attacker could inject a script tag into the __VIEWSTATE parameter to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the affected site.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: DotNetNuke 5.5.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable Install/InstallWizard.aspx page
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024828
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42478
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45180

Scores

EPSS 0.0153
EPSS Percentile 71.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (4)
dnnsoftware/dotnetnuke 5.05.01
dnnsoftware/dotnetnuke 5.06.00
dotnetnuke/dotnetnuke 5.05.01
dotnetnuke/dotnetnuke 5.06.00
Published Dec 09, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026